Total Crime Rate

916.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 916.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 185.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.3 10/10
  • Other theft 112.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.1 10/10
  • Robbery 43.0 10/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.6 10/10
  • Drugs 37.6 10/10
  • Burglary 35.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.6 10/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Cathall , and the 6th highest crime rate of 704 local areas in Waltham Forest .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (E10 5QG) in the last 12 months was 916.7 per 1,000 residents and was 921.4% higher than the Cathall average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 247.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 266.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (E10 5QG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in York Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Adelaide Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nutfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Nutfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Ruckholt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ruckholt Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Etchingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Etchingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Etchingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Etchingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Etchingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Etchingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ruckholt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trelawn Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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